Need a delicious, easy breakfast to keep you energized throughout the day? You're in for a treat with this Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats Recipe! This filling protein powerhouse has over 55 grams of protein! It's a delightful morning indulgence that tastes like a peanut butter cup. You only need 10 minutes to prep these oats, then let them sit overnight in the fridge to wait for you the next morning!
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Sometimes hitting your daily protein goals can feel difficult unless you have some solid recipes on hand to help you fueled. These peanut butter cup overnight oats are the perfect make-ahead breakfast that you'll actually look forward to. Peanut butter and chocolate lovers will love this rich overnight oatmeal!
These chocolate peanut butter oats are based on our protein overnight oats recipe, with a few small tweaks. For the hot version, try our creamy stovetop protein oats recipe!
Looking for more oatmeal recipes? Try our chocolate baked oats, this peaches and cream oatmeal, and this apple cinnamon oatmeal.
You may even enjoy these baked oatmeal cups, these frozen granola yogurt bars, and these energy bites.
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❤️Why we love this recipe
- High protein content. With over 55 grams of protein, this recipe is perfect for those looking to increase their protein intake. It's easy because it tastes amazing!
- Time-saving and convenient. If you struggle to get a healthy breakfast on busy mornings, this recipe can help! Prepare it the night before, and you've got a ready-to-eat, nutritious breakfast waiting for you in the morning. It's an excellent meal prep breakfast!
- Easy recipe made with simple ingredients. You only need a handful of pantry staples to make this easy recipe. It's so easy, anyone can make it in just a few minutes!
- Rich and satisfying. Who doesn't love a peanut butter chocolate combo? It's decadent and delicious, and will also help keep you full for hours. It's the perfect breakfast!
- Very customizable. This recipe is naturally gluten-free and vegetarian. It can easily be adapted to suit a variety of diets, including dairy-free and vegan.
🍫Ingredients
Here are the ingredients we used for this recipe. You can find more information for substitutions below.
- Rolled oats. Also known as old-fashioned oats will hold up well when soaking for long periods in the fridge. We don't recommend using quick oats, or they will become too mushy. We also love using these Bob's Red Mill protein oats to ramp up the protein in this recipe even more!
- Protein powder. We love this Isopure zero carb vanilla whey protein powder, because it adds a nice sweetness without excess sugar. Plus, it's 25 grams of protein per serving! Thank you to Isopure for providing us with the protein we used for this recipe! We do recommend using a vanilla (or peanut butter, or chocolate) flavored protein powder to add a bit of sweetness to your oats.
- Peanut butter. We'd recommend using creamy peanut butter and heating it up a bit for this recipe, or natural peanut butter (with the only ingredients being peanuts and salt) so that you can easily drizzle it in and mix it with oats, as well as pour it over top when you make the peanut butter topping.
- Chocolate. We highly recommend using a chocolate bar and cutting it up into pieces before melting as opposed to chocolate chips. This is because chocolate chips are meant to retain their shape, and they won't melt as smoothly as pieces of a chocolate bar would.
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✨Substitutions
Here are a few suggestions on additional flavors to try, or simple variations to this recipe.
- Swap the oats. For an even heartier version of this recipe, feel free to swap the rolled oats for steel-cut oats. Just be aware that this version will be chewier, and will definitely need to soak for at least 8-10 hours.
- No sweetened yogurt. If your Greek yogurt isn't sweetened, feel free to add a bit of pure maple syrup, honey, or any other sweetener of choice.
- Swap the peanut butter. If you have a peanut allergy or just don't want to use peanut butter, you can use any nut or seed butter you'd like in place of peanut butter! Almond butter or cashew butter would make for delicious options.
- Swap the milk. If you don't want to use regular milk, feel free to use any milk of your choice.
✨Variations
- Double chocolate. For more chocolate flavor, feel free to mix in some unsweetened cocoa powder or raw cacao powder with the oatmeal mixture. You can also add some chocolate chips!
- Spiced. Add a dash of cinnamon or cardamom for a bit of extra flavor.
- Dairy-free. To make these overnight oats plant-based, be sure to swap out the dairy milk for your favorite non-dairy milk. Soy milk tends to have the highest protein count, but use your favorite! Some great options would be oat milk, coconut milk, cashew milk, and unsweetened vanilla almond milk. You will also need to use non-dairy chocolate, dairy-free yogurt, and dairy-free protein powder.
- Vegan. Follow all of the instructions to make the recipe dairy-free, and also be sure to use a vegan protein powder.
- Gluten-free. This recipe is naturally gluten-free, just be sure to use gluten-free oats, or oats that have been prepared in a gluten-free facility if you are celiac.
- Add extra protein. Feel free to add extra peanut butter, extra yogurt, nuts, or hemp seeds for even more protein.
- Sweeter oats. For a sweeter cup of oats, feel free to mix in honey, maple syrup, or your favorite sweetener. You can also add in bananas for some extra sweetness.
🔪Prep work
- Measure out all ingredients.
- Melt the peanut butter that will go inside of the oats if necessary for easy pouring.
📋Instructions
Add rolled oats, protein powder, chia seeds, and kosher salt to a medium-sized bowl. (Image 1)
Whisk together until well combined. (Image 2)
Add in milk, Vanilla Greek yogurt, melted or natural peanut butter, and vanilla extract. (Image 3)
Mix until mostly smooth, there may be a few lumps, but they will dissolve while in the fridge. (Image 4)
Cover, and place the oats in the fridge for at least 3-4 hours, but preferably overnight.
Most of the liquid should be absorbed by the oats and chia seeds, giving the mixture a very creamy texture after they have had time to soak in the fridge. (Image 5)
When it's time to serve, transfer the oats to a mason jar, leaving some room at the top for the peanut butter and chocolate layers. (Image 6)
Top with melted peanut butter. (Image 7) You can place it in the fridge while you melt the chocolate for firmer layers, but this isn't necessary.
Add the chocolate pieces and coconut oil to a small bowl. (Image 8)
Melt in the microwave at 50% power in 20-second increments, giving the mixture a good stir in between each increment. It's done when the chocolate is almost all the way melted. Just keep stirring, as the residual heat will melt it all the way. (Image 9)
Pour the chocolate layer overtop of the peanut butter layer, (Image 10) then transfer to the fridge or freezer for the chocolate to firm up for 10-20 minutes.
✨Pro Tip: Make sure to be very careful when melting chocolate! It can burn easily, so always melt it slowly and gently, stirring it often while it melts.
Top with flaky salt, crushed peanuts, or your favorite toppings of choice.
Enjoy!
✨Tips & tricks
- Oats consistency. For a creamier texture, use more milk or yogurt. For a thicker consistency, add less liquid, more chia seeds, oats, peanut butter, or protein powder.
- Layering the jar. For an Instagram-worthy presentation, layer the ingredients carefully and use a clear jar to show off the layers.
- Melting chocolate. Be very careful when melting the chocolate to avoid burning. Always heat over low heat, stir often, and stop heating once the chocolate is almost all the way melted.
- Sweeten to taste. We find these oats to be perfectly sweet on their own, but if you want, add a bit of sweetener to the oat mixture.
- If using unsweetened yogurt or unsweetened protein powder, you may want to add some maple syrup or your sweetener of choice to taste!
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💭Frequently Asked Questions
Store leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 5 days. Do not freeze.
We don't recommend using quick oats for this recipe - as they will become too mushy.
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📖 Recipe
Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
Equipment
- mixing bowls
- rubber spatulas
- mason jars
Ingredients
Overnight oats base
- ½ cup rolled oats (50g)
- 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder (31g)
- ½ tablespoon chia seeds (5g)
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup vanilla greek yogurt (56g)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup whole milk (can sub any milk)
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, melted (33g)
Peanut butter cup topping
- 1-2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, melted (to taste)
- 1-2 tablespoons chocolate bar, chopped (use your favorite, to taste)
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine ½ cup of rolled oats, 1 scoop of protein powder, ½ tablespoon of chia seeds, and ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt. Whisk together until well combined.
- Add in ½ cup of milk, ¼ cup of Vanilla Greek yogurt, 2 tablespoons of melted or natural peanut butter, and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix until mostly smooth, there may be a few lumps, but they will dissolve while in the fridge. Let the oats sit covered, in the fridge for 3-4 hours, or preferably overnight.
- When it's time to serve, transfer the oats to a mason jar, leaving some room at the top for the peanut butter and chocolate layers.
- Top with 1-2 tablespoons of melted peanut butter. You can place it in the fridge while you melt the chocolate for firmer layers, but this isn't necessary.
- In a small bowl, gently melt 1 - 2 tablespoons of chocolate pieces and ½ teaspoon of coconut oil in the microwave at 50% power in 20-second increments, giving the mixture a good stir in between each increment. It's done when the chocolate is almost all the way melted. Just keep stirring, as the residual heat will melt it all the way.
- Pour the chocolate layer overtop of the peanut butter layer, then transfer to the fridge or freezer for the chocolate to firm up for 10-20 minutes.
- To serve, top with flaky salt, crushed peanuts, or your favorite toppings of choice. Enjoy!
- Store leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 5 days. Do not freeze.
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Notes
- Chopped peanuts and sea salt aren't included in the nutrition facts.
- If you're using plain Greek yogurt, or plain protein powder, you may want to add some maple syrup to taste. (about 1 - 2 tablespoons)
- Oats consistency. For a creamier texture, use more milk or yogurt. For a thicker consistency, add less liquid, more chia seeds, oats, peanut butter, or protein powder.
- Melting chocolate. Be very careful when melting the chocolate to avoid burning. Always heat over low heat, stir often, and stop heating once the chocolate is almost all the way melted.
- Sweeten to taste. We find these oats to be perfectly sweet on their own, but if you want, add a bit of sweetener to the oat mixture.
- Layering the jar. For an Instagram-worthy presentation, layer the ingredients carefully and use a clear jar to show off the layers.
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